Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's team pursuit

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Women's team pursuit
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Cycling (track) pictogram.svg
Olympic track cycling
Venues Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Dates6–7 August 2024
Competitors44 from 10 nations
Teams10
Winning time4:04.306
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Chloé Dygert
Kristen Faulkner
Jennifer Valente
Lily Williams
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Bryony Botha
Emily Shearman
Nicole Shields
Ally Wollaston
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bronze medal icon.svg Elinor Barker
Josie Knight
Anna Morris
Jessica Roberts
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
  2020
2028  

The women's team pursuit event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 6 to 7 August 2024 at the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Background

This was the 4th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since its introduction in 2012.

Qualification

Competition format

A team pursuit race involves two teams of four cyclists. Each team starts at opposite sides of the track. There are two ways to win: finish 16 laps (4 km) before the other team does or catch the other team. The time for each team is determined by the third cyclist to cross the finish line; the fourth cyclist does not need to finish.

The tournament consists of three rounds:

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+2) [1]

DateTimeRound
6 August17:30Qualifying
7 August13:52First round
18:57Finals

Results

Qualifying

RankNationTime [2] Notes
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Ally Wollaston
Bryony Botha
Emily Shearman
Nicole Shields
4:04.679Q
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Jennifer Valente
Lily Williams
Chloé Dygert
Kristen Faulkner
4:05.238Q
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Elinor Barker
Josie Knight
Anna Morris
Jessica Roberts
4:06.710Q
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Letizia Paternoster
Chiara Consonni
Martina Fidanza
Vittoria Guazzini
4:07.579Q
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Franziska Brauße
Laura Süßemilch
Lisa Klein
Mieke Kröger
4:08.313q
6Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Georgia Baker
Sophie Edwards
Chloe Moran
Maeve Plouffe
4:08.612q
7Flag of France.svg  France
Clara Copponi
Valentine Fortin
Marion Borras
Marie Le Net
4:08.797q
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Maggie Coles-Lyster
Sarah Van Dam
Erin Attwell
Ariane Bonhomme
4:12.205
9Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Lara Gillespie
Mia Griffin
Kelly Murphy
Alice Sharpe
4:12.447
10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Yumi Kajihara
Tsuyaka Uchino
Mizuki Ikeda
Maho Kakita
4:13.818

First round

HeatRankNationTime [3] Notes
11Flag of France.svg  France
Clara Copponi
Valentine Fortin
Victoire Berteau
Marion Borras
4:08.292
12Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Georgia Baker
Alexandra Manly
Sophie Edwards
Maeve Plouffe
4:09.975
21Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Franziska Brauße
Laura Süßemilch
Lisa Klein
Mieke Kröger
4:07.908
22Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Maggie Coles-Lyster
Sarah Van Dam
Erin Attwell
Ariane Bonhomme
4:10.471
31Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Jennifer Valente
Lily Williams
Chloé Dygert
Kristen Faulkner
4:04.629QG
32Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Elinor Barker
Josie Knight
Anna Morris
Jessica Roberts
4:04.908QB
41Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Ally Wollaston
Bryony Botha
Emily Shearman
Nicole Shields
4:04.818QG
42Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Elisa Balsamo
Letizia Paternoster
Martina Fidanza
Vittoria Guazzini
4:07.491QB

Finals

RankNationTime [4] Notes
Gold medal final
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Jennifer Valente
Lily Williams
Chloé Dygert
Kristen Faulkner
4:04.306
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Ally Wollaston
Bryony Botha
Emily Shearman
Nicole Shields
4:04.927
Bronze medal final
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Elinor Barker
Josie Knight
Anna Morris
Jessica Roberts
4:06.382
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Elisa Balsamo
Chiara Consonni
Martina Fidanza
Vittoria Guazzini
4:08.961
Fifth place final
5Flag of France.svg  France
Clara Copponi
Valentine Fortin
Marion Borras
Marie Le Net
4:06.987
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Franziska Brauße
Lena Charlotte Reißner
Lisa Klein
Mieke Kröger
4:08.349
Seventh place final
7Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Alexandra Manly
Sophie Edwards
Chloe Moran
Maeve Plouffe
4:11.548
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Maggie Coles-Lyster
Sarah Van Dam
Erin Attwell
Ariane Bonhomme
4:12.097

Controversy

In the qualifying round the Canadian team had to do two extra laps because the bell that indicates the last lap was not rung on time. [5]

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References

  1. "Olympic Schedule - Cycling Track", Olympics.com . Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. "Cycling Track – Women's Team Pursuit – Qualifying – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. "Cycling Track – Women's Team Pursuit – First Round – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. "Cycling Track – Women's Team Pursuit – Final Classification" (PDF). olympics.com. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. "Extra laps". www.eurosport.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.